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Nuno Espírito Santo’s team consented to the loss of points in clearance time and can now be overtaken by Crystal Palace in 11th place
This Saturday, Wolverhampton lost to Aston Villa, by the smallest margin (1-0), in a match of the 12th day of the Premier League, played at Molineux Stadium, which was the second consecutive defeat in the competition.
The defeat was a real “bucket of cold water” that fell on Nuno Espírito Santo’s team, which had been in numerical superiority since 85 “, due to the expulsion of Douglas Luiz. In overtime, with the null prevailing, defender Nélson Semedo He dropped McGinn (93 ‘) in the penalty area and then El Ghazi has not forgiven since 11 meters.
In addition to the loss of a point almost at the end of the game, the Portuguese coach also saw midfielder João Moutinho sent off moments after the opening of the scoreboard, when he was cautioned by the referee with the second yellow card and the subsequent red.
Thus, Wolverhampton lost for the second consecutive day in the main English league, after being defeated by the title champion Liverpool, last weekend.
The Wolves formation, which in the event of a victory would equal Southampton’s sixth-placed team, is 11th in the standings (17 points) and can now be surpassed by Crystal Palace.
The party was also highlighted by Fábio Silva’s ownership in Wolverhampton. At 18 years and 146 days, he became the second youngest footballer in club history to start, second only to Anthony Forde, who played against Arsenal in 2011, at 18 years and 41 days.
The former FC Porto striker came close to scoring on 69 ‘but hit the post just before the Aston Villa goalkeeper denied Dendoncker the goal in 80’, following a striking assist from Pedro Neto.
In addition to Fábio Silva, Nuno Espírito Santo made five Portuguese starters: Rui Patrício, Nélson Semedo, João Moutinho, Pedro Neto and Podence. Vitinha and Rúben Neves entered.
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